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Saturday, August 15, 2015

Saturday amusement: Harry Potter lawsuits

A thorough and and readable post which summarises and links to the highlights and lowlights of the law suits brought against J.K. Rowling and the ones she herself has pursued. There is a tenous link with information literacy, since obviously part of being information literate involves knowing how to avoid copyright infringement...
Kluft, D. (2015, 27 August). Harry Potter Lawsuits And Where To Find Them. Trademark and Copyright Law. http://www.trademarkandcopyrightlawblog.com/2015/07/harry-potter-lawsuits-and-where-to-find-them/Photo by Sheila Webber: Dahlia and cosmos, Farmers Market, August 2015

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Information Literacy is ...

"the adoption of appropriate information behaviour to identify, through whatever channel or medium, information well fitted to information needs, leading to wise and ethical use of information in society." (Webber and Johnston)